A challenge to a monstrously regressive Florida state law that makes it easier for books to be pulled from school libraries is making its way through a federal circuit court in Atlanta. The appeal was brought by a group of publishers, authors, and parents who say their First Amendment rights are being trampled by Florida’s House Bill 1069, which became law in 2023.

Pro-literary and pro-library groups like Authors Against Book Bans and Florida Freedom to Read Project are warning of major, nationwide impacts if the court rules in favor of Florida State.

When House Bill 1069 became law, it required books and other materials to be taken out of school libraries and classrooms if anyone files any objection claiming the material is pornographic, harms minors, or contains descriptions or depictions of sexual conduct.…